Denny Luan
FounderFounder at Experiment
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedExperiment · YC
About
Denny Luan is the founder of Experiment, a platform for discovering, funding, and sharing scientific research.
Founder at ExperimentYC W13
Intro paths
YC
Denny went through Y Combinator (Winter 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Denny can intro founders to Experiment's investors below.
Experiment's investors · 8
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksFounder CollectiveCambridgeGreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024K5 VenturesIrvine · $25K checksMercury FundHouston · $250K – $4M checksMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013
Experience
- ExperimentFoundercurrent2011 — presentEarth
- Seelig LabResearch Scientist2011 — 2012Seattle, Washington
- University of Washington iGEMResearcher, Baker Laboratory2009 — 2010
- Pollack LabResearcher2007 — 2009
Skills & more
Microfinance6Game Theory3Beer4Sports Photography3Ukulele3Social Entrepreneurship15Neuroeconomics3Research15Social Media12Moral Psychology2Data Transformation2Philosophy Of Technology5
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GeneticsSmall Business MarketingMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointRuby on RailsTransformationShakingIncubatingPublic SpeakingLanguages Chinese · Ruby · Science · Spanish
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- Where did Denny Luan go to school?
- Denny Luan studied at Y Combinator; University of Washington (Economics, Biochemistry).
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